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1 mo ago
Current Summer break begins today!
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4 mos ago
I will continue to be one of the oldest members of this community in August.
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6 mos ago
If you are a fan of Warhammer 40,000 or Age of Sigmar, let me know. Maybe we can put together an RP. I play Ironjawz & Kruleboyz in AOS and Salamanders & Drukhari in 40K.
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2 yrs ago
Happy holidays, everyone!
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2 yrs ago
Summer break is almost over. Back to work/school and all that non-fun stuff.
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I am a veteran of the United States Army and the US Army National Guard. I spent three years on Active Duty serving in the 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized) at Ft. Carson, CO, and the 3rd Armor Division at Kirch Göns, West Germany. I spent 18 years in the Army National Guard with the 26th Infantry Division "Yankee" and 29th Infantry Division (Light), "The Blue and the Gray". I was deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina with the 29th ID (L) in 2001 - 2002. I have also been reading military history articles and books since I was 10 years old. I do prefer Military Role Plays over all other genres, primarily because I have a vast knowledge of the subject including personal experiences. At the very least, my characters are always veterans.

I have been writing for pleasure for at least 35+ years but only got into forum-based Role Playing about eighteen years ago. I do enjoy Nation Role Plays and get into minute detail when designing my military. The only reason I enjoy excruciating detail in my militaries is because for me, it is fun. My education and experience on this subject afford me the insight to see the depth of the structure. It is not just a General and a large pile of soldiers. If someone wants assistance in designing an army, navy, or air force, please send me a PM. I will help. Please specify what level (echelon) or depth you would like me to go. When I say echelon, I mean Army, Corps, Division, Brigade/Regiment, Battalion/Squadron, Company/Troop/Battery, Platoon, and Squad/Section.

When I was a student in High School, I used to play Dungeons & Dragons. Recently, I have been DMing a 5e campaign of my creation for my son and his friends. 5e is so much less cumbersome than earlier editions of D&D. I do have an interest in Tolkien-esque fantasy-styled Role Plays as well. Time travel has always been a fun genre for me, but to do it well, one must have a firm grasp of historical facts.

There are only a few fanfictions I will participate in; Star Wars and Star Trek are two of them. I want to do an exclusively Klingon RP one of these days. I also avoid Canon characters.

I have real-world martial arts experience. I would love to write an RP about hand-to-hand combat, no fantasy magic chit, just hands elbows, knees, and feet. Maybe the occasional head butt thrown in to mix things up. I trained in Krav Maga for six and a half years. I earned a first-degree black belt in Krav Maga on 3 June 2017.

Krav Maga is an Israeli martial art form that employs practical self-defense techniques drawing forms & techniques from Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Taekwando. It is very brutal, demanding, and aggressive. During the seven years I trained, I have bruised two ribs, sustained several muscle pulls, and various lacerations and bruises over my body. I have received a sprained ankle and a fractured wrist. Before the first black belt test, I received a bone bruise to my right shin; where my roundhouse kicks impact. Yet, I am stupid enough to continue training. [Regardless of the physical pain, it is more fun than any other physical activity I have engaged in. Fortunately, the bone bruise healed up prior to the third and final test. EDIT: I did leave the sport over five years ago. :(]

Over two years ago I completed my first novel, a science fiction set in the 24th century. It focuses on a Private Military Corporation solely employed by the earth government. I started a second book in November 2022 and hope to work on that this summer when I have more time.

Send me a PM for a Role Play or if you would like to see what sort of an army I could build for you.

--Gunther (AKA: Old School)



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I saw the movie, "Scarface" in a movie theater in Colorado Springs Colorado in 1983. "My name is Antonio Montana."
I like the idea of an old soul. I once allowed myself to be hypnotized for the purpose of past life regression by a medium. We were able to see a past version of myself set during the Roman era. I guess that would make me an old soul. But my appearance, I get from my mother and remain looking about 8 years younger than I am. I remember one time, someone asked my mother why she married such an older man. At the time, she was 47 and dad was 50. She looked 40 and he looked 60 because he had a rough life.
I have been in Martial Arts for six years. I tested for first degree black belt two years ago and will test for 2nd Degree black belt this fall. During the third and final test, I will be expected to complete a one mile run within a certain amount of time and then do 100 push ups. All of that will come after two and half to three hours of performing all the curriculum I need to know for 2nd degree. It is physically challenging and exhausting. Imagine doing aerobic cardiovascular training for three hours strait. When the run and push ups are done, then we get to spar one another. I believe it is five one-minute fights and then it is over. Even though it is painful, I must run and do push ups of course.
I've said age was relative for many years, but I have achieved an age where chronic aches and pains dominate my existence. I am trying desperately to get in shape and have been for many years. I go for a run every day, but I have Achilles Tendinitis. The pain in the Achilles has been there for seven years; it comes and goes; must be calcified by now. But when I run and it hurts, it is terrible! I have been stretching the crap out of it lately. It does help, but it still hurts.
@Xandrya You'll get used to it. I look about 8 years younger than I am. Eventually, you'll get so old that you no longer look 21. I remember being 40 and asking the waitress to card me. lol
I've seen people RP as animals and robots/Androids. Personally, I've never been into that. The closest I've done to that was a dragon rider RP. My main was a race called the Oolarger. He was a humanoid,but I also RPd as his mount, a red dragon.
I watched a 2018 movie titled, "7 days at Entebbe". The movie was so-so. I found it annoying how the producers attempted to humanize the German Revolutionaries assisting the Palestinian terrorists. They were all bad people. There is no relief from guilt for the members of the The Red Army Faction or Baader–Meinhof Gang. They were simply killers.
Only 171 paragraphs in that post. We really need to step up our game.
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